Commitments at this stage in the football recruiting cycle remain tepid with only a pair of ESPN 300 prospects coming off the board in the previous two weeks. Those who have extended and retracted verbal commitments, combined with an extensive midseason player ranking update, still managed to have an impact on the class rankings.
Alabama, which in the update gained a five-star in No. 1 safety Caleb Downs as well as a new ESPN 300-ranked commit, remains at No. 1, but a familiar foe now sits behind the Crimson Tide.